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Corrective Services, Australia

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National and state information about adult prisoners and community-based corrections, including legal status, custody type, Indigenous status, sex.

Reference period

March Quarter 2023

Released

8/06/2023

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Key statistics

41,833 persons were in custody in the March quarter 2023, up 2% (804 persons) from the December quarter 2022.
Unsentenced prisoners were up 4% (643 persons) for the quarter, to 16,158.
79,342 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, up 1% (415 persons) from the December quarter 2022.

There were various government restrictions in place across the states and territories due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2022. The restrictions may have had an impact on criminal activity and the justice system.

Persons in custody

There were 41,833 (average daily number) prisoners, up from:

41,029 in the December quarter 2022
40,330 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of persons in custody(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Prisoners
Mar Qtr 2018	42,102
Jun Qtr 2018	42,855
Sep Qtr 2018	43,018
Dec Qtr 2018	42,779
Mar Qtr 2019	43,320
Jun Qtr 2019	43,306
Sep Qtr 2019	42,987
Dec Qtr 2019	43,069
Mar Qtr 2020	44,159
Jun Qtr 2020	41,784
Sep Qtr 2020	41,002
Dec Qtr 2020	41,668
Mar Qtr 2021	42,633
Jun Qtr 2021	43,073
Sep Qtr 2021	42,506
Dec Qtr 2021	40,862
Mar Qtr 2022	40,330
Jun Qtr 2022	40,627
Sep Qtr 2022	40,907
Dec Qtr 2022	41,029
Mar Qtr 2023	41,833

Average number of persons in custody(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

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(a) Based on average daily number

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 205 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from:

202 persons in the December quarter 2022
201 persons in the March quarter 2022

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023
	Mar Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022	Mar Qtr 2023
NSW	192.8	195.2	196
Vic.	127.5	128.4	127.3
Qld	226.4	233.9	242.6
SA	213.6	215.5	212.5
WA	304.7	286.9	293.4
Tas.	150.1	140.9	153.1
NT	1,019.6	1,043.8	1,066.1
ACT	113.5	109	109.2
Aust.	201	202.3	204.9

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023

["","Mar Qtr 2022","Dec Qtr 2022","Mar Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult population. Based on average daily number.

Sex

Of all prisoners:

93% (38,717) were male
7% (3,116) were female

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 386 persons per 100,000 adult male population, up from 382 persons last quarter.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 30 persons per 100,000 adult female population, up from 29 persons last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (34,993) were in secure custody
16% (6,840) were in open custody

Legal status

39% (16,158) of the 41,621 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up from:

15,515 in the December quarter 2022
14,884 in the March quarter 2022

61% (25,367) of the 41,621 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced:

down from 25,565 in the December quarter 2022
up from 25,331 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Unsentenced prisoners
Mar Qtr 2018	13,973
Jun Qtr 2018	14,349
Sep Qtr 2018	14,053
Dec Qtr 2018	13,970
Mar Qtr 2019	14,662
Jun Qtr 2019	14,635
Sep Qtr 2019	14,257
Dec Qtr 2019	14,128
Mar Qtr 2020	15,238
Jun Qtr 2020	13,835
Sep Qtr 2020	13,081
Dec Qtr 2020	13,633
Mar Qtr 2021	14,559
Jun Qtr 2021	15,219
Sep Qtr 2021	15,248
Dec Qtr 2021	14,250
Mar Qtr 2022	14,884
Jun Qtr 2022	15,114
Sep Qtr 2022	15,240
Dec Qtr 2022	15,515
Mar Qtr 2023	16,158

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Unsentenced prisoners"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

There were 13,716 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up from:

13,197 in the December quarter 2022
12,566 in the March quarter 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,418 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,383 in the December quarter 2022
2,269 in the March quarter 2022

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,445 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,395 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 445 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 427 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023
	Mar Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022	Mar Qtr 2023
NSW	1,884.2	1,983.1	1,982.3
Vic.	1,747.4	1,943.7	1,950.3
Qld	2,157.5	2,284.5	2,373.8
SA	2,465.4	2,531.1	2,528.7
WA	3,597.8	3,662.1	3,697.7
Tas.	793.2	739.2	787
NT	3,032.6	3,233.4	3,286
ACT	1,713.6	1,969.9	1,943
Aust.	2,268.9	2,382.8	2,417.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023

["","Mar Qtr 2022","Dec Qtr 2022","Mar Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Based on average daily number.

Federal sentenced prisoners

There were 1,092 federal sentenced prisoners, down from:

1,094 in the December quarter 2022
1,099 in the March quarter 2022

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 17,336, up from:

16,805 in the December quarter 2022
14,829 in the March quarter 2022

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Receptions
Mar Qtr 2018	17,300
Jun Qtr 2018	16,760
Sep Qtr 2018	16,781
Dec Qtr 2018	17,342
Mar Qtr 2019	17,349
Jun Qtr 2019	16,999
Sep Qtr 2019	17,168
Dec Qtr 2019	17,577
Mar Qtr 2020	17,611
Jun Qtr 2020	14,624
Sep Qtr 2020	15,919
Dec Qtr 2020	16,309
Mar Qtr 2021	16,481
Jun Qtr 2021	16,139
Sep Qtr 2021	15,161
Dec Qtr 2021	15,094
Mar Qtr 2022	14,829
Jun Qtr 2022	15,381
Sep Qtr 2022	16,720
Dec Qtr 2022	16,805
Mar Qtr 2023	17,336

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 16,155:

down from 16,964 in the December quarter 2022
up from 14,498 in the March quarter 2022

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Releases
Mar Qtr 2018	15,766
Jun Qtr 2018	16,502
Sep Qtr 2018	16,688
Dec Qtr 2018	17,741
Mar Qtr 2019	16,545
Jun Qtr 2019	17,487
Sep Qtr 2019	17,326
Dec Qtr 2019	17,195
Mar Qtr 2020	17,042
Jun Qtr 2020	17,365
Sep Qtr 2020	15,562
Dec Qtr 2020	15,972
Mar Qtr 2021	15,346
Jun Qtr 2021	16,196
Sep Qtr 2021	16,323
Dec Qtr 2021	16,648
Mar Qtr 2022	14,498
Jun Qtr 2022	15,400
Sep Qtr 2022	16,251
Dec Qtr 2022	16,964
Mar Qtr 2023	16,155

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Releases"]

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 79,342 persons serving CBC orders, up from:

78,927 in the December quarter 2022
78,928 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Persons
Mar Qtr 2018	68,964
Jun Qtr 2018	69,397
Sep Qtr 2018	69,765
Dec Qtr 2018	73,430
Mar Qtr 2019	75,565
Jun Qtr 2019	79,151
Sep Qtr 2019	82,050
Dec Qtr 2019	83,648
Mar Qtr 2020	83,377
Jun Qtr 2020	80,411
Sep Qtr 2020	78,401
Dec Qtr 2020	77,919
Mar Qtr 2021	77,529
Jun Qtr 2021	78,785
Sep Qtr 2021	79,211
Dec Qtr 2021	79,869
Mar Qtr 2022	78,928
Jun Qtr 2022	77,715
Sep Qtr 2022	77,861
Dec Qtr 2022	78,927
Mar Qtr 2023	79,342

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Persons"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

The rate of persons serving CBC orders was 389 persons per 100,000 adult population:

stable from 389 persons in the December quarter 2022
down from 393 persons in the March quarter 2022

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023
	Mar Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022	Mar Qtr 2023
NSW	536.3	537.2	539.5
Vic.	180.2	201.2	204.8
Qld	494.8	467.8	456.5
SA	373.7	353.3	351.7
WA	277.2	272.9	276.1
Tas.	496.9	432	431.4
NT	657.6	673.6	705.1
ACT	281.5	214.9	206.6
Aust.	393.3	389.1	388.7

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2022, Dec 2022 and Mar 2023

["","Mar Qtr 2022","Dec Qtr 2022","Mar Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate per 100,000 persons for the state/territory of interest.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (64,206) were male
19% (15,104) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 640 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 641 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 145 persons per 100,000 adult female population, down from 146 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders

There were 19,060 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up from:

18,958 in the December quarter 2022
18,506 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
Mar Qtr 2018	14,314
Jun Qtr 2018	14,512
Sep Qtr 2018	14,772
Dec Qtr 2018	15,615
Mar Qtr 2019	16,109
Jun Qtr 2019	16,765
Sep Qtr 2019	17,287
Dec Qtr 2019	17,661
Mar Qtr 2020	17,642
Jun Qtr 2020	17,229
Sep Qtr 2020	16,923
Dec Qtr 2020	17,324
Mar Qtr 2021	17,459
Jun Qtr 2021	17,844
Sep Qtr 2021	18,198
Dec Qtr 2021	18,600
Mar Qtr 2022	18,506
Jun Qtr 2022	18,153
Sep Qtr 2022	18,331
Dec Qtr 2022	18,958
Mar Qtr 2023	19,060

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 54,809 Sentenced probation orders, up from:

54,339 in the December quarter 2022
54,219 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2018	42,831
Jun Qtr 2018	42,863
Sep Qtr 2018	42,740
Dec Qtr 2018	47,852
Mar Qtr 2019	48,472
Jun Qtr 2019	52,197
Sep Qtr 2019	55,420
Dec Qtr 2019	57,149
Mar Qtr 2020	57,550
Jun Qtr 2020	55,153
Sep Qtr 2020	53,775
Dec Qtr 2020	53,973
Mar Qtr 2021	53,562
Jun Qtr 2021	54,862
Sep Qtr 2021	55,084
Dec Qtr 2021	55,255
Mar Qtr 2022	54,219
Jun Qtr 2022	53,314
Sep Qtr 2022	53,643
Dec Qtr 2022	54,339
Mar Qtr 2023	54,809

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Orders"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month

There were 17,666 Parole orders, down from:

17,803 in the December quarter 2022
18,267 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2018	16,068
Jun Qtr 2018	16,473
Sep Qtr 2018	16,984
Dec Qtr 2018	17,362
Mar Qtr 2019	17,505
Jun Qtr 2019	17,709
Sep Qtr 2019	17,872
Dec Qtr 2019	18,016
Mar Qtr 2020	17,911
Jun Qtr 2020	17,854
Sep Qtr 2020	17,629
Dec Qtr 2020	17,641
Mar Qtr 2021	17,451
Jun Qtr 2021	17,615
Sep Qtr 2021	17,861
Dec Qtr 2021	18,233
Mar Qtr 2022	18,267
Jun Qtr 2022	17,806
Sep Qtr 2022	17,572
Dec Qtr 2022	17,803
Mar Qtr 2023	17,666

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

["","Orders"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month

There were 12,429 Community service orders:

up from 12,405 in the December quarter 2022
down from 12,519 in the March quarter 2022

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2018	10,901
Jun Qtr 2018	11,192
Sep Qtr 2018	10,916
Dec Qtr 2018	10,627
Mar Qtr 2019	10,527
Jun Qtr 2019	10,705
Sep Qtr 2019	12,969
Dec Qtr 2019	14,747
Mar Qtr 2020	15,014
Jun Qtr 2020	14,136
Sep Qtr 2020	13,275
Dec Qtr 2020	12,900
Mar Qtr 2021	12,688
Jun Qtr 2021	13,054
Sep Qtr 2021	13,020
Dec Qtr 2021	12,835
Mar Qtr 2022	12,519
Jun Qtr 2022	12,269
Sep Qtr 2022	12,258
Dec Qtr 2022	12,405
Mar Qtr 2023	12,429

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2018 to Mar 2023

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month

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Persons in custody

Imprisonment rates

Sex

Type of custody

Legal status

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

Federal sentenced prisoners

Prisoner receptions

Prisoner releases

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

Sex

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Type of community-based corrections orders

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